Tom GellieBig Picture Skiing Pty Ltd · Coach/Director

Is skiing in Australia any good?? What does Joe from Ski Dad TV think of his first trip here… #ski

23 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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In this short YouTube interview, the host welcomes Joe from Ski Dad TV to Thredbo, his home resort in Australia, to discuss his first skiing experience there. Joe describes the snow as "playful" and "poppy," calling the day "the definition of fun" and expressing surprise that the resort lacks a stronger reputation. The host notes the day is a good spring day, allowing them to sample several runs such as Funnel Web and the Bluff. Joe highlights the resort’s strengths: phenomenal lift infrastructure, long runs, well‑groomed mornings, quality bumps, and an overall all‑round experience. He recommends others visit, noting there’s no language barrier. The conversation ends on a light note with the host mentioning Joe’s desire to spot a wombat before taking a few more laps.

Joe, I can't believe you are here in my home resort in Australia, Thredbo, skiing. The funny thing is Joe said, hey, I've heard not great things about skiing in Australia. However, what did you think about today?
It's the definition of fun here. The playfulness of the mountain, the, the snow is like incredibly poppy, playful. I love this. I think this place is super sick, and I, I don't understand why it doesn't have a better reputation. Cuz it's fun. It is the definition of fun.
Yeah, yeah. Well, you, you landed on a pretty good day. It's a really good spring day, so we've got to ski Funnel Web, you know, the Bluff, all these different places. So we got to at least taste, uh, a lot of it. Um, yeah. So would you recommend other people come and check it out?
I think they should. I think the lift infrastructure is phenomenal. The runs are long. There's good groomers in the morning. The bumps are great. Like, it really has it all.
Yeah, sweet, awesome.
And there's no language barrier. And there's no language barrier.
All right, well, Joe really wants to see a wombat, so we're going to see if we can go find one of those right now and do a few more laps. Catch you later.